What "Bites" about working out of a Starbucks & Panera?

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Permalink Reply by Annie Sever-Dimitri on July 17, 2009 at 3:23pm

They are boring and crowded. I like giving my business to local businesses where I can actually hear the person I am with and have the opportunity to try different products. I love Henry's down on East St and Perk Up in Broad Ripple.

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Permalink Reply by Lindsey Taylor on July 17, 2009 at 3:30pm

I like the idea surrounding cafes and coffee houses for work and play. I am a huge coffee fan, but I do have a gripe about meetings there. I think that the bigger coffee chains are not as private as the privately owned so, depending on the meeting or reasoning behind going, either could be annoying.

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Permalink Reply by William Waldren on July 17, 2009 at 4:59pm

Mine is the espresso machine going off while I'm trying to hold a pseudo professional conversation...

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Permalink Reply by Jon D. Speer on July 21, 2009 at 11:32pm

I agree. Nothing is worse than that noise when on a teleconference.

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Permalink Reply by PK Koduri on July 21, 2009 at 11:41pm

Or the eavesdropper with a hyperactive ear pointed in your direction ;-)

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Permalink Reply by Nila Nealy on July 24, 2009 at 2:56pm

Oh, sorry. I'll try to keep my ears down. ; )

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Permalink Reply by Pat Coyle on July 22, 2009 at 12:00am

They have the nerve to run the blenders while I'm on the phone! What do they think they're running, a coffee house?!

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Permalink Reply by PK Koduri on July 22, 2009 at 12:03am

touche!

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Permalink Reply by William Waldren on July 22, 2009 at 9:42am

I guess that's the price we pay for the cheap rent rates we get on the tables there?

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Permalink Reply by Erik Deckers on July 22, 2009 at 12:11am

My only complaint is that wifi is not that fast, and when a lot of people are on it, it slows down to a glacial crawl.

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Permalink Reply by Erik Deckers on July 22, 2009 at 10:30am

I wouldn't say they're boring. Sure, if you go to a Starbucks, you're sitting in all the other Starbucks around the world. But if you visit a local coffee shop, it's a unique experience with their own atmosphere and their own regulars. I create a map with Doug Karr's help at www.IndyIndieCoffee.com. I haven't updated it lately, but if you know of any new shops or shops that have gone out of business, let me know, and I'll fix it.

If you think your coffee shop is boring, try a new one and see if you can find a new favorite.

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Permalink Reply by Nicki Laycoax on July 22, 2009 at 10:37am

I smell like coffee when I leave, and there isn't enough privacy... How cool would it be to have a consumer and a business side of Starbucks? Cubicles on one side, and tables on the other. :)

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